BUNGALOWBRANCH BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

OFFERING HOMEWORK CLUB, LEGO CLUB, TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM ALL BEXLEY SCHOOLS, HEALTHY MEALS & SNACKS, FIELD TRIPS, DAILY ACTIVITIES, ELECTRONIC DAILY REPORT FOR YOU ABOUT YOUR CHILD, BACK-UP CARE FOR WHEN SCHOOL IS CLOSED, SIBLING DISCOUNTS, & MORE!

Thank you for your interest in our Before & After School Club! We know you have several options to choose from when choosing care for your school-ager and we’re honored to be a part of your consideration.

BungalowBranch has served families and their infants and toddlers since 2008 and we’re THRILLED to add our NEW Before & After School Club to our line-up of services. Below you will learn all about the details to our Club’s program and how we set ourselves a part from other before and after school programs.

Just like our other in-home child care locations, our Before & After School Club will also be limited to 6 enrolled children per location, so make sure to register sooner than later. If we don’t have availability for what you’re looking for at the time, we will direct you to our Waiting List so we can keep in touch with you once we know of a spot available for your child.

Thank you again for your interest in BungalowBranch, the nation’s first in-home child care company and franchise. We look forward to serving you and your family in the near future!

Contact us to learn more about our Before & After School Club, company, and to check our availability, schedule your complimentary interview, and enroll!

ACTIVITIES, ADVENTURE, & LEARNING!

When your child attends our BungalowBranch Before & After School Club, he or she will have the opportunity to experience an array of activities, experiences, and be a part of the Club! Each week will have a theme of activities as well as time to get homework done and relax with snacks. Occasionally we will have planned field trips after school as well as special events in our own backyard. See below an example of a Day-in-the-Life:

BEFORE SCHOOL CARE (7AM-8:30AM; hours may vary by Branch)
7am-8am              Drop-off and eat a home cooked breakfast
8am-8:15am        Get ourselves packed, dressed and ready for an awesome day at school!
8:15am-830am   Start walking to Montrose School
8:35am                 Montrose tardy bell rings!

AFTER SCHOOL CARE (3:15PM-6PM; hours may vary by Branch)
3:15pm-3:30pm  Pick up children from Montrose School
3:30pm-4pm       Healthy snack time & much deserved relaxation : )
4pm-5pm             Homework Club time!
5pm-6pm             Themed activity/outside play time & pick up

HOMEWORK CLUB
Each day your child attends our Before & After School Club, he or she will have the opportunity to work on homework and join our Homework Club! The time to work on homework is built into our daily schedule. If you choose to not have your child work on homework while in our care, please make note of this in your registration paperwork.

Our Homework Club is all about having a positive and fun experience with homework. When you join our Homework Club, you receive your Homework Log and you get to earn points each day you work really hard on your homework (you earn even more points when you help your friends with their homework by listening and being a helpful friend.) When you earn so many points, you can cash in your points to buy fun things (e.g. small toys, gift cards, food, and more!)  While working on homework, each child will receive one-on-one attention and care to help work through questions and problems. Homework will never be done for a child and if a child refuses to work on his or her homework, we will not force a child, but do our best to encourage him or her to use time wisely. Any questions or concerns we have pertaining to homework will be notated on your child’s electronic Daily Report.

HEALTHY MEALS & SNACKS
Each day your child attends our morning program, he or she will receive a healthy home-cooked breakfast. We serve breakfast between 7am-8am. Any child who attends past 8am will not be guaranteed time to eat, therefore if you do drop your child off past 8am, please ensure your child has eaten before arrival. Our breakfasts contain at least 4 items: 1 fruit/vegetable, 1 grain, dairy (or juice), and 1 protein. An example of one of our breakfasts: ½ banana, wheat toast with peanut butter, eggs, and 1% or skim milk. Our menu changes daily and what was served and what your child ate will be notated on your child’s electronic Daily Report.

Each day your child attends our afternoon program, he or she will receive a healthy snack. We serve our afternoon snack between 3:30pm-4pm. Any child who gets picked up before 3:30pm will not be guaranteed an afternoon snack. Our snacks contain at least 3 items: 1 fruit/vegetable, 1 grain or protein, and 1 one drink (milk, water, or juice). An example of one of our snacks: cup of grapes, 1 cheese stick, and a glass of water. Our menu changes daily and what was served and what your child ate will be notated on your child’s electronic Daily Report.

* Special Dietary Requests: If your child has special dietary needs, please notate these on your registration paperwork. Some requests may be able to be granted and those that cannot be granted will require you to bring your child’s special food items for the day/week/month.

FUN ACTIVITIES & THEMES
Each week will have a planned theme for the week. We will base most planned activities around the week’s theme. We encourage children to have fun with the theme and be as creative as they’d like! Theme examples: Talk Like a Pirate Week; Black Hole Voyagers; Starving Artists; Rock Band Academy; Mad Scientists; and so many more! We will use an array of mediums to explore with and be creative with, such as: legos, paint, coloring mediums, paper and boxes, outdoor play, books/literature, toys, manipulatives, and more!

HANDS-ON FIELD TRIPS
Occasionally we will plan an after school activity. This will be scheduled and brought to your attention at least 2 weeks in advance. Should you choose to not have your child attend our field trip, you will need to find alternative after school care for that particular day. Most field trips cost a flat fee of $10 per child. This will be collected in cash by the due date on the Field Trip Permission Form. Examples of a field trips: trip to Cosi, nearby parks, Magic Mountain, local ice cream stores, Bexley Library, and more!

CONVENIENT ELECTRONIC DAILY REPORT
We know it’s important for you to know what your child is doing when not at home. Therefore we will continue to use our electronic daily reporting system that we use throughout all of our BungalowBranch locations. Your child will have a profile in our daily reporting system that will allow you to check your child in and out of our program along with receive your child’s Daily Report at the time of check out via email. All parents/guardians will be listed on your child’s profile and all parents/guardians will receive their child’s Daily Report via email. In addition to receiving your child’s Daily Report, you will always have the opportunity to discuss matters daily with your provider one-on-one.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY BREAK CLUB (SHBC)

Our program follows the City of Bexley Schools schedule.

Full day care will be provided from 7am – 6:00pm The SHBC fee is ($55 for enrolled families and $99 non-enrolled families) per child per day. Sibling discounts do apply (5%)*. This program requires a separate registration form. Call to check on availability. Registration for our SHBC must be given at least 1 week in advance. Never arrive at a participating BungalowBranch location prior to registering for the day.

The fee for our SHBC is in addition to your regular child care tuition and is a flat rate, no partial payments accepted. (I.e. for the month of December, you will pay your regular bi-monthly payments plus $55 per day per child for our SHBC Program.)

* 5% sibling discount (5% off second and additional children’s tuition OR child(ren) with lesser tuition rate)

SNOW EMERGENCY CLUB

In the case of a snow day, we will provide child care on a first-come-first-serve basis in our Snow Emergency Club. Full day care (7am-6pm) will be at the SHBC rate ($89 for enrolled families and $99 non-enrolled families.) Call to check for availability. Never arrive at a participating BungalowBranch location prior to registering for the day. Payments must be made upon arrival on Snow Emergency Club days at time of drop-off via our automatic payment system. This program will NOT be cancelled if Franklin County becomes a level 2+ snow emergency.

Contact us to learn more about our Before & After School Club, company, and to check our availability, schedule your complimentary interview, and enroll!

DATES OF OUR CLUB
We provide child care starting on the first day of the school year, and ending on the last day of the school year.

We can also provide care on days schools are closed for snow days as well as some of the closures due to holidays.

* Summer care may be available at our participating BungalowBranch locations. Call to learn about our availability options.

Contact us to learn more about our Before & After School Club, company, and to check our availability, schedule your complimentary interview, and enroll!

ENROLLMENT DETAILS…

A child is considered to be enrolled in our Club only after the registration fee has been received, a BungalowBranch team member confirms the availability of space, and all of the required paperwork is received. This includes basic enrollment and health information. Any change to the enrollment and health information must be communicated to our office immediately so that current information is always on file. This is for the safety of your child.

Each BungalowBranch location can have a max of 6-enrolled children at any given time. Part time families will be sandwiched with other part time families who attend on opposite days as to maintain our max of 6-children ratio.

REGISTRATION FEE
$150 per family
The registration fee is an annual, non-refundable fee

DEPOSIT
A full month’s tuition is due at time of registration. 100% of this deposit (not including the Registration Fee) will be applied towards your starting month.

TRANSPORTATION
Please contact us to see if the Branch nearest you can provide transportation. Not all Branches can provide transportation.

CLUB FEES
Fees will be due on a pre-pay basis, two times per month on the 1st and 15th of each month (or if you prefer a total payment on the 1st). All payments are made automatically through our auto payment system. Tuition is a flat monthly rate averaged over the number of months in the school year.  Your tuition payments cover school days only and do not fluctuate for school days off, school closures, and holiday breaks.

• There is a separate fee for School Days Off and Holiday Break Programs.

• Tuition is not pro-rated for any reason, including holidays, illness, family vacations, or emergency school closings (e.g. snow days).

Here are examples of fees for a month containing our School Holiday Break Program:

• If your child attends our School Holiday Break Club in any month, you owe that month’s normal tuition payment AND the additional fee for our School Holiday Break Program.All payments are done automatically through our convenience automatic payment system.

CLUB RATES, SCHEDULE & DETAILS

MONTHLY FEE PAYMENT (can be paid in two equal payments on the 1st & 15th each month)

4-5 DAYS PER WEEK = about $6/hr or less
• AM Only $180/month
• PM Only $336/month
• Both $490/month; (5% discount; $26 total savings per month)

3 DAYS PER WEEK = about $6.50/hr or less
• AM Only $118/month
• PM Only $218/month
• Both $320/month; (5% discount; $16 total savings per month)

1-2 DAYS PER WEEK = about $7/hr or less
• AM Only $84/month
• PM Only $158/month
• Both $230/month; (5% discount; $12 total savings per month)

* 5% sibling discount (5% off second and additional children’s tuition OR child(ren) with lesser tuition rate)

SCHOOL HOLIDAY BREAK CLUB (SHBC)
Full day care will be provided from 7am – 6:00pm. The SHBC fee is ($89 for enrolled families and $99 non-enrolled families) per child per day. Sibling discounts do apply (5%)*. Call to check on availability.

SNOW EMERGENCY CLUB
In the case of a snow day, we will provide child care on a first-come-first-serve basis in our Snow Emergency Club. Full day care (7am-6pm) will be at the SHBC rate ($89 for enrolled families and $99 non-enrolled families.) Call to check for availability.

ATTENDANCE OPTIONS
As a convenience to you, you have the option of 4-5 days/week, 3 days/week, or 1-2 days/week.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CLUB
Individuals intending to withdraw from the program must do so by completing our 8-Week Notice Termination of Care Form.

RETURNED CHECK FEE
There is a returned check fee of $50.00. If you have an automatic electronic check returned to us for insufficient funds. More than 2 NSF transactions may result in the termination of your child care slot.

LATE PICK-UP FEES
Parents/guardian will be charged a per child late fee according to the following schedule.
6:06 PM–6:15 PM $8.00
6:16 PM–6:30 PM $16.00
6:31 PM–6:45 PM $24.00
6:46 PM–7:00 PM $32.00

If a parent has not arrived by 6:15 PM, and has not contacted BungalowBranch, staff will call the adults listed as Emergency Contacts on the Child Enrollment and Health form to pick up the child. If parent or guardian, or emergency contact cannot be reached by 7:00 pm, Children’s Services may be contacted. REPEATED LATE PICKUP MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM.

MAKING PAYMENTS
All payments are to be made automatically through our convenient automatic payment system. We will draft your payments automatically via the debit account (bank account information) we have on file for you for free. Any payments made onto a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) are subject to a convenience fee. No checks or cash are accepted.

You have the option to have your tuition payments auto debited in full on the 1st or in two equal payments on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Contact us to learn more about our Before & After School Club, company, and to check our availability, schedule your complimentary interview, and enroll!